Chiyu had wanted to find a place to train and consolidate the insights he had gained from his battle with Kuroiwa Tatsuji in the Hidden Hot Water Village.
But unexpectedly, no matter where Chiyu casually chose, he ran into Minato Namikaze.
Chiyu had no desire to train in front of Minato Namikaze.
It rubbed him the wrong way.
Just as Chiyu turned to find somewhere else, Minato Namikaze used the Body Flicker Technique to block his path.
Chiyu looked at Minato Namikaze irritably. "What? Want to lecture me again? Even your teacher couldn't lecture me. What makes you think you can?"
Minato Namikaze shook his head. "I won't lecture you anymore. Just as Jiraiya-sensei said, what you did during the war wasn't exactly wrong. You simply did whatever it took to win.
"Although I can't agree with your methods, I also can't say that they were wrong. All I can say is that our ideals are different."
Chiyu's brow rose unconsciously. "Oh? Looks like Lord Jiraiya takes his duties seriously. But a friendly reminder: if you try to stop me like last time on the battlefield, don't blame me for being rude.
"Anyway, I don't want to say much more to you. Move. I need to train too."
Minato Namikaze did not move aside. Looking directly at Chiyu, he said, "Actually, there's one more thing..."
Chiyu sensed the fighting spirit coming from Minato Namikaze and asked in surprise, "What, you want to fight me?"
Minato Namikaze said seriously, "Not fight. Spar. It's been several years since our last sparring match. I want to see just how great the gap between us is!"
Chiyu stared at Minato Namikaze for a long while, then suddenly laughed. "Forget it, Minato Namikaze. You can't get me interested right now."
If Minato Namikaze knew the